By Mark | October 28, 2015
When I talked with science educator Cassie Byrd earlier this year as part of the Ypsi Immigration Interview project, we discussed the possibility, given her interest in teaching girls about science, and her experience at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, that she might get more involved locally with FLY Children’s Art Center. Well, I just […]
Posted in Education, Science, Ypsilanti | Also tagged art, Cassie Byrd, Clementine, engineering, Engineering Design Process, Exploratorium, FLY Children's Art Center, FLY Creativity Lab, girls and science, motion, Science, simple machines |
We went to the lake yesterday and stayed a little longer than we’d planned to. By the time we finally packed up and left, the sun was going down, and, on the way to the car, Arlo noticed that his shadow had grown since he’d seen it last. “My shadow’s a grown-up,” he said. I […]
It took a long time, but my persistance paid off, and I was finally able to track down the very busy Cassie Byrd for her mandatory immigration interview. Cassie, for those of you who haven’t yet had the pleasure of making her acquaintance, is a relatively recent transplant from San Francisco, and a veritable whirlwind […]
Posted in Education, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Baroudeur Century, biking, Border to Border Trail, Bright Futures, California, Carol Dweck, Cassie Byrd, cross-country skiing, Dearborn, education reform, Exploratorium, FLY Children's Art Center, girls, girls and science, Girls Science Institute, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, homeschooling, Illinois, Lee Azus, Mars rover, mass transit, National Research Council, National Science Teachers Association, Next Generation Science Standards, Ruth Marks, San Francisco, sexism, STEM, University of Michigan, Washtenaw Ski Touring Club, Waukegan |
